Taoheed Adedoja

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Taoheed Adedoja is a former Nigerian Minister of Sports and Special Duties, known for advocating the need for professionalism in sports administration. He has been a significant figure in sports development in Nigeria, emphasizing that the politicization of sports leadership has hindered progress. Adedoja was the only professional in sports development among the 35 sports ministers appointed since Nigeria's independence, and he has contributed to the academic foundation of physical education in the country as the pioneer Head of Department of Physical and Health Education at Bayero University, Kano.